أبى إلا

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Arabic

Root
ء ب ي (ʔ b y)
4 terms

Verb

أَبَى إِلَّا (ʔabā ʔillā)

  1. (idiomatic) to insist
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:32:
      يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ
      yurīdūna ʔan yuṭfiʔū nūra l-lahi biʔafwāhihim wayaʔbā al-lahu ʔillā ʔan yutimma nūrahu walaw kariha l-kāfirūna
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